Bronwyn

Hedley Thomas’ new podcast: Sick To Death

A blockbuster new podcast from The Australian and our investigative star reporter Hedley Thomas: Sick To Death is the horrifying true story of a surgeon who made catastrophic mistakes - and went unchallenged by a broken system. Hedley Thomas is here for a special episode to mark the launch of Sick To Death, available now in Apple Podcasts and at sicktodeathpodcast.com [http://sicktodeathpodcast.com] This is an episode of our daily news podcast The Front,  presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton with Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Episode 36: Forever Loved

In the final episode for some time, the owners of a Sydney property learn that the missing mother’s remains may have been concealed under concrete there. Andy, Michelle and Madi reflect on some of the major milestones over the past 18 months of podcast investigation. New evidence is discovered by Karina who finds the former owner of the hair salon where Jodie Winfield worked in May 1993. She reveals that Bronwyn would telephone the salon to say Jon Winfield was going to kill her. Hedley and Karina go through the numerous clues which arouse suspicions over the Illawong property. Bev Brooker's cousin reveals what’s happening with a proposed legal challenge to Bev’s will and its multi-million-dollar windfall for Jon. Hedley thanks everyone who has helped the investigation and pays tribute to one of Bronwyn's best friends from Lennox Head, the late Denise Barnard. Read more about this case and see photographs, maps, timelines and more at bronwynpodcast.com [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bronwyn].  If you have information which may help solve this cold case, you can contact our team confidentially by emailing bronwyn@theaustralian.com.au [bronwyn@theaustralian.com.au] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Episode 35: Home Truths

Megan performs a dramatic backflip by changing her evidence about Jon’s moves in Sydney in the hours after his wife Bronwyn’s disappearance. Megan expresses doubts about whether Bronwyn's body was in the car’s boot during a road trip from Sandstone Crescent to Sydney. Bronwyn’s brother Andy Read accuses Megan of inventing ‘fairytales’ in a bid to make herself more relevant in the investigation of the suspected murder of the mother of two. Megan denies she was helping Jon. Madi sides with Andy while a senior detective who ran an exhaustive cold case probe in 2009 into Bronwyn’s disappearance reveals his theory and the evidence to support it. Jon’s former lover Lena sends a heartfelt message to Bronwyn’s family. Read more about this case and see photographs, maps, timelines and more at bronwynpodcast.com [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bronwyn]. If you have information which may help solve this cold case, you can contact our team confidentially by emailing bronwyn@theaustralian.com.au [bronwyn@theaustralian.com.au] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Episode 34: A Cautionary Tale

Retired detective Glenn Taylor who has worked harder on Bronwyn’s case than any other police officer faces a problem. Will his video-taped formal interview in Ballina’s police station in 1998 with murder suspect Jon Winfield be ruled out in the event of any prosecution? Lawyers and police say it is on the cards because Jon was not cautioned by police that he had a legal right to silence. Glenn believes that damning evidence from the interview ‘should’ be admissible in a future prosecution – but he agrees it will be up to a judge to decide. Legendary former Sydney detective Michael Drury highlights what he describes as a disturbing ‘pattern of alibi construction’ by Jon, who denies wrongdoing. Chrystal ceases all contact with her Uncle Andy, who blames the Winfield family for the rift. Read more about this case and see photographs, maps, timelines and more at bronwynpodcast.com [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bronwyn].  If you have information which may help solve this cold case, you can contact our team confidentially by emailing bronwyn@theaustralian.com.au [bronwyn@theaustralian.com.au] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Episode 33: The Legal Veil

After a break of almost three months between episodes, Andy and Michelle come away from a meeting for the loved ones of homicide victims with newly found patience and confidence in the restarted police investigation into Bronwyn’s 1993 disappearance. They explain why. A former insider from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions discloses concerns she has held for a quarter century about how the brief of evidence was handled behind closed doors in Lismore in 2000. The fallibility of prosecutors in significant cases where there is no formal external accountability comes under scrutiny. And Madi Walsh is a step away from joining the New South Wales Police Force to realise her ambition to help solve serious crimes as a forensic scientist. The podcast series starts its final stage. Read more about this case and see photographs, maps, timelines and more at bronwynpodcast.com [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bronwyn]. If you have information which may help solve this cold case, you can contact our team confidentially by emailing bronwyn@theaustralian.com.au [bronwyn@theaustralian.com.au] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.